By Joel Malkin
Apr 23, 2021
Vaccine hesitancy is something that s been talked about a lot lately, as demand for COVID vaccines starts to wane.
That hesitancy has been felt among the ranks at local police departments, but Jupiter Police Chief David England says he can only encourage his officers to get the shots. Obviously those in law enforcement are the first line so there s more of a concern of being in with the community and a lot of different segments of it and a lot of exposures that maybe you don t have if you are in a different industry. So we definitely encourage it, but we do leave it up to each individual to make that personal decision.
By Joel Malkin
Apr 2, 2021
With Florida lowering the age requirement to 18 and over next week, all of our members of law enforcement will be able to get the COVID vaccine, but many say they don t plan on it. I had put out a poll to the officers to see who d be willing to take the vaccine and I d say about a third were willing to take it. That was a couple of months ago, but police departments everywhere are all in the same boat.about a third are willing to get it.
Palm Springs Police Chief Tom Ceccarelli says he s gotten his shots and he s urging his employees to get theirs.
For Protecting the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw says he understands that the governor is doing the best he can, but most of his deputies on the road and in the jails are well under the age of 50.
For Protecting the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw says he understands that the governor is doing the best he can, but most of his deputies on the road and in the jails are well under the age of 50.